How Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionists coordinated dangerous journeys to freedom
After Pennsylvania passed the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery on March 1, 1780, Philadelphia’s Black population grew rapidly. By 1790 there were about 2,000 free Black residents in the city.
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